Hillary's warm reception in Philadelphia last night

[AllentownJake]

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/20080415_Divided_leaders_hear_candidates.html

About 6:20 p.m., Gov. Rendell, Mayor Nutter and U.S. Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz accompanied Clinton onto the stage. Rendell and Nutter each took a turn at the microphone, but their words were mostly drowned out by the constant chatter in the hall.

Finally, when it was Clinton's turn - there were some shouts of "O-ba-ma" - she spoke for five minutes, some of it directly to the ward leaders, who can help turn out the vote on election day.

"How many ward leaders and committee members do we have here?" she asked as the crowd erupted in cheers. "You are the ones who get things done."

When it was Obama's turn, about 8 p.m., Brady appeared on stage along with U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, State Rep. Frank Oliver, and former U.S. Sen. Harris Wofford. Minutes passed before Obama emerged to U2's "Beautiful Day."

"I want to thank Bob Brady for putting together one of the best organizations," said Obama, who spoke for nearly 30 minutes.

He also cited Fattah as something of an inspiration to him when he ran for senator in Illinois. "I said to myself, if a guy named Chaka Fattah can get elected, so can Barack Obama."

[scheming daemons]

1. Chaka Fattah sounds like a character in Star Wars.....

...

[olkaz]

3. Oota goota, Chaka Fattah?

I think he should be a bounty hunter.

[bigtree]

5. "I think my name is an advantage," Fattah noted in the Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine.

"It makes people pay attention. All ethnic groups in this country have ethnic names.... Had it not been for slavery, my name would have been more African anyway." In another era, a name like "Chaka Fattah" may have been a political liability, but in the days of such political figures as Kweisi Mfume of Maryland, Julius Caesar Watts of Oklahoma, and Newt Gingrich of Georgia, a unique name is becoming a handy political tool. For Fattah, the African-inspired name is not only a source of racial pride, it is also a means by which to establish his individuality.

http://www.answers.com/topic/chaka-fattah

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. someone on the radio said she planned to speak for 1/2 hour, but

the nasty reaction and the refusal of people to pay attention or shut up forced her off the stage after 5 minutes.

[Coexist]

4. thats what HuffPo reported, too

disheartening for her, I imagine.

[Windy]

6. You reap what you sow... n/t

[ChairmanAgnostic]

7. while MSM continues to replay her ad for free

using actors, not real people.

I wonder how much free advertising MSNBC and CNN are providing by claiming that replaying that ad is news?

[Cha]

9. Obama needs an ad so

Stunning that it will be played over & over to counteract.

[Cha]

8. Chaka Fattah!

Looks like a straight up dude!

http://www.house.gov/fattah/about/about.htm